Welcome to the arts society Gibraltar

Dear Members

This year is drawing to a close in a very different way from how we celebrated the new year in !
I do hope you have all managed to have an enjoyable summer and stayed safe!
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HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY

The Gibraltar Arts Society are celebrating their 10th Anniversary.
We are celebrating this auspicious occasion with a celebration dinner at The Lounge Restaurant on 27th November.

Important information

Dear members.
Firstly a very big thank you to everyone who attended our AGM, it was very well attended, and I am so grateful for your help and support during these difficult times.
 
Unless unforeseen health changes are made in France, Spain or Gibraltar, we will be welcoming Deborah Jenner to speak to us on October 21st at 3pm and 7.30 pm at The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Gibraltar.
 
The 3pm talk will be on Zoom for the members of our sister society de la Frontera that will not be able to attend the actual meeting, also for any Gibraltar members who for whatever reason cannot attend the actual meeting. Please give me your email address if you want to receive the Zoom. YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SEE THE LECTURE VIA ZOOM IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE INVITATION.
 
Members who wish to attend the actual talk MUST LET ME KNOW BY EMAIL OR MESSAGE. We are limited to 20 guests per lecture. If you haven’t confirmed prior to attending the meeting you may be disappointed and not allowed admittance.
 
On entering the Cathedral your details will be taken , and you will be asked to sanitise your hands.
You will offered a glass of wine or soft drink then you must immediately take your seat. Please do not come late.
The seating is every other row, with a 3 metre space between each person or couple.
Masks must be worn at all times except when drinking.
 
At the end of the talk you must leave the premises promptly putting your disposable glass in the black bin bags provided.
I would like to thank the Dean of the Holy Trinity for allowing us to use the Cathedral and its facilities and his help and cooperation.
I would like to thank the Garrison Library for lending us the screen and projector.
I would also like to thank our sponsors Culture.gi for funding us.
If you would like to attend a meeting please email me with your preferred time janehart46@hotmail.com or WhatsApp 0035056001830
 

Hello Members and Fellow Art Lovers

The mission of the organisation is to promote, encourage and foster the arts and cultural activities in Gibraltar and to export our culture abroad.

Sadly we have lost a very important member of our committee, Sarah Beckwith who was deputy Chairman, honorary secretary and membership secretary, and has been on the committee for 10 years has resigned and will be a sad loss, we hope to see her and her husband Andy at our meetings occasionally and wish her much success and happiness for the future. The postal address we use belongs to Sarah and will be in future JE HartSimmons 35, GibraltarHeights. Gibraltar.

We are approaching our new Art Society season, commencing October 21st.
 
If you haven’t yet renewed your subscription, please pay by bank transfer with your name as reference as so we can identify you, or pay by Cheque , we prefer not to handle cash at this time.
Our bank details are
Gibraltar International Bank
PO Box 1375, Ince’s House, 
310 Main Street 
The Arts Society Gibraltar14190001 
Sort Code 60-83-14 / SWIFT GIBK GIGI .
Or by post your Cheque to
Jane HartSimmons
35, Gibraltar Heights
Gibraltar.
 
Yours in fellowship
Jane HartSimmons

OCTOBER ILLUSTRATED TALK

Georgia O’Keefe: Unfolding the art of O’Keefe.
An Illustrated Talk by Deborah Jenner
21 October 2020
Please note change of venue and times
Holy Trinity Cathedral
5 Secretary’s Lane
Gibraltar
Now at 3pm and 7.30pm
We apologise but because of Covid19 restrictions no guests are allowed.

October 2020 poster revised

O’Keeffe’s special vision bends, buckles and lobs flowers, landscapes and space itself into similar smoothly-painted folds of swirling hues in order to unearth a deeper truth. Through the metaphor of folding, O’Keeffe’s art reveals an original interpretation of form and colour. Parallels with origami shed light on her approach to composition that never loses sight of the intrinsic wholeness of the surface. Her palette is seen as a prismatic refraction releasing brilliant hues from the underlying white light. By redefining her art’s erotic, biomorphic folds within a more symbolic context, this study reveals a uniquely all-embracing vision of her work. Her frequent shifts between abstraction and realism function not unlike the graceful reversal of a Mobius strip. Seen through the significance of folds, the critical texts of O’Keeffe’s art from those of Camera Work to present times take on a new twist.

Deborah Jenner is an American-born art historian; member of College Arts Association. Residing in Paris since 1990, she has worked at the Ecole du Louvre, the Sorbonne, the Catholic Institute and the British Council. Her Doctorate thesis proved non-western influences in Georgia O’Keeffe’s art. Her publications include catalogue essays for Musée d’Orsay (New York City et l’Art modern) and Centre Pompidou (Les Traces du Sacré), scholarly papers with the research laboratory S.A.R.I. and Gallery critiques in ArtAsiaPacific, and PerformArts: Artvisuel-Artvivant. She gives public talks, guided walks and museum tours for ex-pat organizations and study-abroad programs and volunteers as an Al Gore Climate leader and JCF Round Table coordinator. 

LECTURES AT HOME SERIES

As previously announced, we will be be holding live hour-long digital lectures for Members and Supporters, from September to December.
The series will be called Lectures at Home, following on from the short films that have recently been featured on the Connected site.

These lectures will be full length (one hour long) and broadcast on The Arts Society’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/c/theartssociety). They will only be available to watch live, at the advertised time.

To avoid clashes with Society programmes we have selected Accredited Lecturers who are new to the Directory, and to avoid clashes with Society events the lectures will take place on Friday lunchtimes.

PROGRAM

PETER ROSS
23 OCTOBER 2020, 1PM

From the Saxons to Mary Berry: A Visual History of the English Cookbook

GEORGINA BEXON
27 NOVEMBER 2020, 1PM

The Story of Indian Modern Art 

MATTHEW DENNEY
18 DECEMBER 2020, 1PM

Exhibition History: The history of Great Exhibitions, Expos and World’s Fairs, 1851 to Present, the British Contribution

Full lecture descriptions and biographies can be found at: theartssociety.org/lectures-at-home

PLEASE NOTE

  • There is no special link to watch the films. Members simply need to go to The Arts Society’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/c/theartssociety) at the advertised time.
  • The talks will take place live. There will only be one chance to view them. We are not able to repeat them.
  • After the lecture Members may leave comments in the forum at connected.theartssociety.org/forum
  • Members may share the details with family and friends; this is an opportunity for Member recruitment as well as retention.
  • If technology lets us down on the day, we’ll reschedule.